Learn the names and meanings of light blue and dark blue gems and blue crystals including sapphire sodalite azurite angelite blue lace agate kyanite turquoise larimar and more.
Gemstone light blue crystal names.
Named for blue hues that can resemble sapphire sapphirine can have light to dark blue to blue green hues.
There are also much lighter or softer blue stones with the most common of the lighter stones being topaz and aquamarine.
Blue gemstones promote spiritual awakening serenity and tranquility.
The most common blue stone is a sapphire however the deep blue color can also be found in other gemstones such as kyanite lapis lazuli and zircon.
Beside violet green pink yellow gray and colorless zoisite also occurs as blue stones the purplish blue being called tanzanite.
Being a cooling stone it has a soft soothing elegance that is used to cure insomnia promote strength and healing and ensure a healthy life.
Some popular trade names used for blue agate include blue lace agate mohave blue agate and blue banded agate.
Blue lace agate as it is known is usually banded in layers of light blue bright blue stripes and threads of brown.
Some transparent specimens occur in sri lanka but other locales usually don t produce high quality blue gemstones.
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The latter blue gemstone was discovered only in 1967 in tanzania from which the blue crystal got its name.
It is known to occur in a wide variety of colors and interesting patterns including many shades of light to dark blue.
Though relatively new tanzanite is quite popular today.
Cleopatra was aid to crush blue gemstones like lapis lazuli to use for vibrant cosmetics.
Fine facetable crystals are rare and collectible.
Agate is a layered form of chalcedony quartz.
Pubalen may light blue gemstone names derived from the paler shade of blue stone which is often found in subtler natural elements such as summer sky morning in sunny day and shallow water bodies that show the sunlight.
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Using blue stones especially when you are under stress is said to surround you with calming soothing energies to relieve stress and calm the mind.
With light blue and green colors no cleavage and high hardness boracite is an uncommon mineral.